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Lyndhurst, also known as the Jay Gould estate, is a Gothic Revival country house that sits in its own 67-acre (27 ha) park beside the Hudson River in Tarrytown, New York, about a half mile south of the Tappan Zee Bridge on US 9. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966.
Designed in 1838 by Alexander Jackson Davis, the house was owned in succession by New York City mayor William Paulding, Jr., merchant George Merritt, and railroad tycoon Jay Gould. In 1961, Gould's daughter Anna Gould donated it to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It is now open to the public.
The house was first named "Knoll", although critics quickly dubbed it "Paulding's Folly" because of its unusual design that includes fanciful turrets and asymmetrical outline. Its limestone exterior was quarried at Sing Sing in present day Ossining, New York.
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James Renwick's 1846 Grace Episcopal Church @ 800-04 Broadway on the corner of E10th St in Manhattan.This was Renwick's first major commission by the city, he was 23-years old.The French Gothic Revival church was built 1846-47.Renwick's most notable work is St Patrick's Cathedral on 5th Avenue in Manhattan,built in 1870.One interesting thing I read about Grace Church is that the marble it's made from was cut by inmates in Sing Sing (yes,the infamous maximum security prison facility in Ossining,NY!) and the stone is simply called,Sing Sing Marble. Also,an incident occurred upon the completion of the chancel for the church.The rector at the time hired a photographer,a Gotthelf Pach,to take a picture of the chancel.When the magnesia powder was ignited to take a flash picture,the resulting explosion blew out some of the stained glass windows. The "Wedding of the 19th century!".Perhaps.General Tom Thumb from PT Barnum Circus wedding ceremony was held at Grace Church.Read about how that went in the link below.daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2011/07/james-renwicks-mas...
During a walk around Teatown Lake yesterday I saw a sign with an arrow that promised "Scenic Stream." My first thought went to all of the episodes of various television shows I have queued up at Amazon and Hulu.
A family hike around the lake. The exposed tree roots on the path look interesting but make walking tricky. Teatown Lake Reservation, Ossining, NY -- May 15, 2020
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"Lichen on Gate House Bridge, over the New Croton Reservoir." [IG Remix.] (Ossining, New York, USA; 5/3/17.)
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Photo taken while sitting on a rustic bench at the dead end of an unmarked trail, Teatown Lake Reservation in Ossining, New York.
Lyndhurst, also known as the Jay Gould estate, is a Gothic Revival country house that sits in its own 67-acre (27 ha) park beside the Hudson River in Tarrytown, New York, about a half mile south of the Tappan Zee Bridge on US 9. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966.
Designed in 1838 by Alexander Jackson Davis, the house was owned in succession by New York City mayor William Paulding, Jr., merchant George Merritt, and railroad tycoon Jay Gould. In 1961, Gould's daughter Anna Gould donated it to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It is now open to the public.
The house was first named "Knoll", although critics quickly dubbed it "Paulding's Folly" because of its unusual design that includes fanciful turrets and asymmetrical outline. Its limestone exterior was quarried at Sing Sing in present day Ossining, New York.